767 Greg Louganis: Silence the Haters

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

VALIDATION IS REDUNDANT. As many of you know, I didn’t have friends growing up. I couldn’t read and write until late high school. I was goofy and gangly. I got made fun of all the time. Sports was something I could finally understand. I was able to prove myself by what I could accomplish on the field. But then I placed my self worth in what I could achieve in football. If I lost a game, I felt terrible. If I won, I felt great. It was so unhealthy. We need to be careful where we get our self-worth. Instead of earning it through outside validation, we should get it from the kindness in our heart, the positivity that we bring, and who you are. Learn to have unconditional love for yourself. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I talk about self with the greatest diver in history who is also a great person and advocate: Greg Louganis. Greg Louganis is simply the greatest diver in history. Today, as a speaker, author, actor, activist, humanitarian and designer, he continues his tradition of excellence. Greg was the first openly gay diver in history. He is also HIV positive. He now uses his story to empower others. So get ready to learn about the mindset of an Olympic champion on Episode 767. Some Questions I Ask: What was the greatest lesson you learned during the Olympic boycott? (8:00) How would you approach your dives at The Olympics vs. practice? (12:00) What was your first Olympic dive like? (16:00) Were you driven to achieve because you were adopted? (20:00) How do you cope with something like an HIV diagnosis? (40:00) What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced in your life? (48:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: Why Greg thinks the Olympic boycott may have been a blessing (4:00) Why obstacles in training are important (9:00) How to tap into inspiration as opposed to fear (17:00) About Greg’s experience being HIV positive (35:00) How imagination and visualization can help you succeed despite all odds (39:00) The method Greg uses to teach visualization (1:00:00) Follow me on: Instagram: @lewishowes Twitter: @LewisHowes

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0:00.0	This is episode number seven six seven with Olympic legend Greg Lucas.
0:07.8	Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howe's former pro athlete
0:13.2	turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:18.8	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today.
0:24.7	Now let the class begin.
0:30.7	Christopher Reeves said a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere
0:39.2	and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. John Quincy Adams said patience and perseverance
0:47.6	have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. Welcome to this
0:54.6	episode. We have the legendary Olympian Greg Luganis on the show who is one of the most
1:01.6	decorated Olympic divers of all time. Arguably one of the greatest divers of all time.
1:06.2	LGBT activists humanitarian author and designer who is one gold medals at the 1984 and 88
1:13.6	summer Olympics on both the springboard and platform. He is the only male and the second
1:19.6	diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic games. In this
1:24.8	interview we talk about his historical Olympic run and what it took to be a champion and the
1:31.2	mindset of a champion. We talk about how Greg felt winning was needed in order to feel loved
1:38.0	or being worth of love. Powerful insights there. We talked about how he handled having HIV
1:45.4	when at the time it seemed like a death sentence. Also the power of sharing your weakness to reveal
1:52.8	your strength. This is a powerful episode. Make sure to share with your friends.
1:57.6	LewisHouse.com slash 767 tag myself at LewisHouse and tag Greg on Instagram as well to let us know
2:05.8	what you enjoyed about this the most. Big thank you again to our sponsors today and I'm so excited
2:11.6	about this one. Again make sure to share with your friends. Let me know what you think over on
2:15.1	Instagram. Take a screenshot of this podcast right now. Post it over there so we can connect
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